Clause 268 - Income-tax Settlement Commission. - Direct Taxes Code, 2010

CHAPTER XVII SETTLEMENT OF CASES Income-tax Settlement Commission. 268. (1) The Central Government shall constitute a Commission to be called the Income-tax Settlement Commission for the settlement of cases under this Chapter. (2) The Settlement Commission shall consist of a Chairperson and as many Vice-Chairpersons and other members as the Central Government deems fit and shall function within the Department of the Central Government dealing with direct taxes. (3) The Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and other members of the Settlement Commission shall be appointed by the Central Government from amongst the officers of the Indian Revenue Service who have served for at least twenty-eight years in the service, including at least five years in the rank of Commissioner or above.